Just the title Eurozone summit - despair and backbiting in the corridors of power says it all.

The gist: France and Germany are in their worst divide ever, and it's dawning on everyone that there may be no good solution that allows the EFSF to keep its firepower, Greece to avoid a catastrophic default, and the banks to avoid getting crushed in that default.

And this:

Compounding the trauma, Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister turned IMF chief - and one of the few key players who appeared to be enjoying herself in her new headmistress-like role - issued a grim warning to her former European peers.

The IMF would no longer be willing to pick up a third of the total bill for rescuing Greece, a contribution worth €73 billion, unless European banks were prepared to write off 50 per cent of Greek debt.

"It was grim. The worst mood I have ever seen, a complete mess," said one eurozone finance minister.

Anyway, you should hope that A) they somehow turn it around in the next few days or B) This is just The Telegraph being The Telegraph, and that actually Merkel's previous comment s about expecting a big breakthrough this week are closer to reality.